Success Of The South East Is Essential to Nigeria's Prosperity — Shettima

Shettima expressed the belief that Nigeria will thrive when the South East achieves optimal industrialization and ensures a reliable power supply.

Kashim Shettima has highlighted the critical role the South East region plays in Nigeria's overall success during the launch of the South East Business Roundtable “Light up Nigeria Program.”

Shettima stated that she thought Nigeria would prosper once the South East reached maximum industrialization and secured a steady supply of electricity.

Shettima commended the South East, drawing comparisons with the Jews, calling it “practically mobile, economically enterprising, and educationally ambitious.” He revealed that he turned down a plan to turn off the region's electricity because of a debt profile, highlighting Chief Bola Tinubu's dedication to the country.

The “Light-Up Nigeria Project symbolizes a new era for power and industrialization in the South East,” said Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, echoing the sentiment. He emphasized that the project is consistent with the creative, unconventional thinking of his administration's approach to governance.

Shettima says that, “We have to make the South East work; we're targeting the south east for a two million job for women and the youths. We're proceeding to Abia state to commission the power station built by the elder statesman, Prof Barth Nnaji and we will also commission some road projects and back to Enugu to commission the Smart school because education is the greatest gift you can give a generation.”